White Paper: ODVA's Vision of Energy Optimization

For the industrial sector, energy consumption statistics are eye popping. The industrial sector alone consumes about half of the world’s total delivered energy, making it the largest end-use sector. Moreover, although global industrial energy consumption is projected to increase by more than 40%, as measured from the beginning of the recent economic crisis in 2007 to 2035, emerging economies in non-OECD countries will account for approximately 95% of this increase in consumption.